US9289736B1 - Nail polish mixing apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to nail polish and, more particularly, to an apparatus that automatically mixes a nail polish container to produce an ideal consistency for application of the nail polish to finger nails.
- Nail polish that is stored in a glass bottle will experience a settling process proportional to the amount of time the bottle remains in a sedentary state (not in use).
- the manufacturer generally recommends that a user manually shakes the bottle for a period of 60 seconds prior to applying the nail polish stored therein.
- Each bottle of nail polish typically includes one or more mixing balls for aiding the mixing process.
- the process of manually shaking a nail polish bottle can be aggravating and cumbersome in a professional environment such as a nail salon, and does not produce an ideal consistency for application of the nail polish to finger nails.
- While several devices for mixing nail polish stored in bottles have been developed, the majority of these devices, such as the U.S. Pat. No. 5,238,302 to Rohan, only vibrate the bottle, which does not adequately mix the nail polish.
- the present invention is directed to a nail polish mixing apparatus for automatically mixing nail polish stored within a nail polish bottle.
- the mixing apparatus includes a weighted base supporting a motor and a bottle holder structured for securely holding a bottle of nail polish during the mixing process.
- the proximal end of the bottle holder moves in a circular motion about a rotating wheel as the distal end of the bottle holder freely moves up and down within a vertical slot in response to the circular movement of the proximal end of the holder, thereby causing a secured bottle to oscillate in a combined vertical and lateral motion that stirs the mixing balls within the bottle to produce an ideal consistency of nail polish.
- the motor moves a shaft that rotates the wheel at 500 rpm (revolutions per minute) for one minute during the mixing process and then automatically turns off.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the nail polish mixing apparatus of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an elevated front side view illustrating the nail polish mixing apparatus of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is an elevated front side view illustrating the nail polish mixing apparatus of the present invention with a secured nail polish bottle;
- FIG. 4A is an elevated front side view illustrating the nail polish mixing apparatus of the present invention with a secured nail polish bottle and showing the path of the nail polish bottle in broken lines;
- FIG. 4B is an isolated front elevational view illustrating the path of the nail polish bottle in broken lines with arrows indicating the movement of the nail polish bottle and nail polish bottle cap;
- FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating the nail polish mixing apparatus of the present invention.
- the nail polish mixing apparatus of the present invention is shown and is generally indicated as 10 .
- the nail polish mixing apparatus 10 includes a base 12 , a vertical support column 14 , and a motor 16 in connection with a wheel 18 .
- a bottle holder 20 is structured for securely holding a nail polish bottle 100 and includes linkage 22 , ring 24 , and spring hooks 26 A and 26 B.
- the proximal end 28 of linkage 22 is rotatably fixed to wheel 18 .
- the distal end 30 of linkage 22 is rotatably fixed to guide pin 32 , which is freely movable within slot 34 .
- a nail polish bottle 100 is secured upside down within ring 24 , whereby the cap 102 of the bottle 100 engages ring 24 , and held in place by lid 36 and springs 38 A and 38 B, which are in connection with spring hooks 26 A and 26 B, respectively.
- the tension in springs 38 A and 38 B is sufficient to keep the nail polish bottle 100 secured between lid 36 and ring 24 during the mixing process.
- the motor 16 when activated, the motor 16 turns a shaft (not shown) that is in connection with wheel 18 , thereby causing wheel 18 to rotate.
- wheel 18 rotates at 500 rpm.
- the motor 16 moves the upper portion of the nail polish bottle 100 in a predominantly circular motion A causing the bottom portion of the nail polish bottle 100 to move in an up and down motion B along slot 34 , thereby causing the bottle 100 to oscillate in a combined vertical and lateral motion that stirs the mixing balls (not shown) within the bottle 100 to produce an ideal consistency of nail polish.
- the motor 16 turns wheel 18 for a period of one minute when activated and automatically turns off thereafter.
- the outer housing 40 is shown and may be fixed to the base 12 for concealing the motor 16 .
- Button 42 is used to activate the motor 16 , which is automatically deactivated after a mixing cycle. In one embodiment, the button 42 may be pressed a second time prior to automatic deactivation of the motor 16 for manual deactivation of the motor 16 .
- Base 12 is sufficiently weighted to prevent any movement of the base 12 and vertical support column 14 during the mixing process (i.e., as the motor 16 rotates the wheel 18 ).
- the ring 24 is made of a semi-pliable material, such as rubber, to aid in securing a variety of different-sized nail polish bottles 100 the bottle holder 20 .
- the motor 16 of the nail polish mixing apparatus 10 is battery powered. In another embodiment, motor 16 is powered using an electrical plug in combination with a power outlet.
- apparatus 10 has thus far been described as being used for mixing the contents of a nail polish bottle 100 , the apparatus 10 could be configured to mix the fluid contents in other containers, as well.
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